"rost" meaning in English

See rost in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɹəʊst/
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} rost (not comparable)
  1. Obsolete form of roast. Tags: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Alternative form of: roast
    Sense id: en-rost-en-adj-dTpn8Hqj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ɹəʊst/ Forms: rosts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rost (plural rosts)
  1. (Scotland) Alternative form of roust (a strong tide or current) Tags: Scotland, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: roust (extra: a strong tide or current)
    Sense id: en-rost-en-noun-nHREoQoL Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 92 3 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɹəʊst/ Forms: rosts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rost (countable and uncountable, plural rosts)
  1. Obsolete form of roast. Tags: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: roast
    Sense id: en-rost-en-noun-dTpn8Hqj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ɹəʊst/ Forms: rosts [present, singular, third-person], rosting [participle, present], rosted [participle, past], rosted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} rost (third-person singular simple present rosts, present participle rosting, simple past and past participle rosted)
  1. Obsolete form of roast. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: roast
    Sense id: en-rost-en-verb-dTpn8Hqj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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